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Flood-Affected School Students Can Attend Classes Without Books, Uniforms For Now: Delhi Govt

According to a Delhi government circular, many households residing on the banks of the Yamuna have suffered greatly as a result of the national capital's catastrophic floods.

Children who lost their uniforms and books in the recent floods in the national capital will be permitted to attend lessons without them until new sets of clothes and textbooks are prepared for them, according to a statement, news agency PTI reported. "All the Heads of government schools are hereby directed to ensure that all the flood affected students are provided emotional and moral support to overcome the distress caused by the losses in recent flood," a Directorate of Education (DoE) circular said.

"They are directed to allow these students to attend the school even without uniform and textbooks until new sets of uniform and textbooks are arranged," it said.

According to a Delhi government circular, many households residing on the banks of the Yamuna have suffered greatly as a result of the national capital's catastrophic floods.

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 "In some families, the entire household goods got washed away. There are many children who have lost their clothes and books in the floods and are in great distress over loss of their possessions and documents. Children are hesitant to go back to school because they don't have books and uniforms," the circular said.

Earlier, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the government will make provisions for impacted children to receive books and clothing. 

"Children whose clothes and books were washed away will be provided by the schools,” the chief minister had said in a tweet in Hindi. 

All government and private schools were halted from July 13 to July 16 as the Yamuna River reached 208 metres due to torrential rainfall in the national capital. According to authorities, government and private schools in low-lying zones in six districts will stay closed until July 18, after which normal courses will resume on July 19.

 

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